With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

They went outside the city gate and saw that the drawbridge had been submerged after it was lowered.

Fortunately, there were high walls, about six feet high, built on both sides of the road from the city gate to the drawbridge.

Otherwise, as soon as a person comes out, they will be blown into the water by the wind.

Nangong Wu arrived at the suspension bridge and used her mind to move a large cargo ship from space, placing it above the water flow on the left side of the suspension bridge.

The large ship was stopped by the drawbridge and docked steadily at the shore.

"Sister, this..." Nangong Xiao was stunned when he saw such a large iron ship.

He had traveled all over the country before, and the ships he had seen were all made of wood. This was the first time he had seen a large ship made of iron, and he had no idea how it was made.

Such a large ship can hold at least three hundred people.

Moreover, iron ships are heavier than wooden ships, so they won't capsize even in strong winds. Large ships are surrounded by railings, so there's no fear of people falling into the water.

Nangong Wu turned around and said to Li Hu, who was standing at the city gate, "Have people come out, and bring out those small boats as well."

"Yes!" Li Hu received the order, turned around and had the soldiers carry the three small boats out first, and then had the barricades pulled away.

"Release them!"

As soon as the barricades were pulled apart, the people standing in front immediately rushed out.

As soon as they stepped out of the city gate, they were blown about by the strong wind. Some people were almost suffocated by the wind and cold rain. Fortunately, soldiers followed them, pulled them up, and used their bodies to shield them from the wind, and slowly made their way to the drawbridge.

The people were very happy to see such a large ship.

"His Highness was right; he had already prepared such a large ship for us."

Li Zhan and Su Siyan had already secured the large ship with ropes, then placed large wooden planks on top, and lifted the three small boats onto it before letting the people board.

"The wind is too strong, everyone be careful, don't push!" Li Zhan shouted. "His Highness said! He will rescue everyone!"

About three hundred people were released, and Li Hu then had the barricades pulled up, waiting for the next boat to pick them up.

Nangong Wu led Nangong Xiao, Li Zhan, and Su Siyan to the cockpit and taught them how to drive the oil tanker, so they could help her if she needed to.

The oil tanker started up and slowly moved away from the drawbridge.

Outside the city, all that could be seen was water, a vast expanse of white.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind swept in, causing the entire ship to shake violently. The people on board were thrown about, screaming in terror.

"what……"

"Sit down and hold on tight, don't stand up!" Cao Bin shouted at them.

Everyone on the ship was thankful that Nangong Wu had prepared a large ship in advance; otherwise, not a single person in the entire city would have been able to leave safely.

Those small boats that can only seat about ten people, let alone get on, would probably be capsized by a strong wind as soon as they're put into the water.

Nangong Wu steered the oil tanker along the original route and entered a canyon, which was close to a cave and had a low elevation.

After traveling about ten miles, Nangong Wu stopped the boat.

She came out and said to the people on the boat, "The water level here is too low. The big boat can only go this far, but it's still two miles to the cave. After you get off the boat, just wait here. Someone will take you there in a small boat."

"Yes, yes, we understand. Thank you, Your Highness!"

The people on the ship were extremely grateful to them.

"Cao Bin, you take some people and stay behind to escort them to the cave and settle them in," Nangong Wu ordered.

There were about twenty soldiers on the ship; let them all stay.

"This humble general obeys!" Cao Bin bowed and cupped his hands in greeting.

Let's all work together to put those three small boats into the water first, and put ten people in each boat to send them away.

Everyone else disembarked and waited for the small boat to pick them up.

In Runan City, the news that Nangong Wu had used a large boat to send people out of the city spread quickly throughout the entire city, and everyone packed their belongings and rushed to the city gate.

Some people even brought grain.

When Nangong Wu found out, she took out some large, thick plastic bags from her space and had them put them over the grain bags to prevent them from getting wet in the rain.

Then have them write their names or make a mark on the bags, and place them in the temporarily vacated houses at the city gate, and let them leave first.

The water level is rising higher and higher. By tomorrow at the latest, the water outside the city will flood into the city. If this grain is not harvested, it will be soaked in water.

When the people heard that they could still take the grain with them, they let the women and children go first, and then they took the plastic bags and went back home to continue carrying the grain.

The large ships carried people from morning till night, but only half of them had left. The water level outside the city gate was only about a foot high. A strong wind swept in, and the waves rushed into the city.

Nangong Wu took out some woven bags and had the soldiers fill them with soil and carry them to the city gate to block the water.

This method is indeed effective, but it can only provide temporary relief.

As the water level rose higher and higher, the journey from the city gate to boarding the boat required wading through water.

Knowing that she would be busy all night, Nangong Wu let the elderly, women, and children go first.

Ji Hongfei blocked the north gate and led his men back to help.

Everyone was busy that day, and when they were hungry, they would just eat a steamed bun to fill their stomachs.

"By dawn tomorrow at the latest, the flood will have breached the city gates, so the large ships cannot stop tonight," Nangong Wu ordered.

"Anyone who works overtime tonight will receive an extra tael of silver this month."

The soldiers were already exhausted, but when they heard about the extra silver, they perked up.

As night fell and everyone was exhausted, the move progressed much more slowly than during the day.

Because the floodwaters rushed in from all directions, the water rose faster than they had anticipated. By the time of Yin (3-5 AM), the water had already begun to seep into the cracks in the city walls.

Fortunately, most of those who stayed behind were strong men who waded through the water to begin carrying the grain.

By the time of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the water on the main streets of the city had reached knee-deep.

Li Zhan reported: "Your Highness, the people and food in the city have all been sent out."

"Then it's our soldiers' turn to retreat." Nangong Xiao ordered the soldiers to board the ship.

Those who stayed behind waited at the city gate.

After another hour of this busy work, more than 38,000 civilians and more than 2,000 soldiers who were guarding the city finally moved away from Runan City.

The cave that Cao Bin found was very large and long, enough to hold tens of thousands of people.

"Your Highness, this cave was once inhabited by bandits. There's a stove, stone table, and stone benches they made." Cao Bin led them to observe the situation inside the cave.

The cave was very dark, and an oil lamp was hung at each section of the path.

"Is there an exit at the other end of the cave? Have you checked it after going out?" Nangong Wu asked.

"This cave is very long, and there are cliffs that prevent me from going any further. I couldn't reach the end, but there is wind inside, so there should be an exit, and more than one," Cao Bin replied.

"That's good." Nangong Wu was no longer worried when she heard that there was a cliff inside. "Try to find some rocks to block that end in case any children run in and get into danger."

"Yes," Cao Bin replied.